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| ACA Public Issue – November 14, 2012 | ||
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With Election Over, ACA Urges Action On Critical Communications Policies
"The American Cable Association congratulates President Obama on his re-election victory and all new and returning Members of Congress that ACA will work with in the next two years. With the long campaign season behind us, the independent cable community looks forward to working with the Administration, Congress and the Federal Communications Commission in helping to identify the critical communications policy reforms that deserve bipartisan support,” Polka said.
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ACA: FCC Needs To Inject Fairness, Progressivity Into Regulatory Fee Assessments
"The FCC must reform its fee categories so all multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs), including DBS operators, pay their fair share of the costs associated with the Media Bureau's activities in regulating MVPD services," ACA President and CEO Matthew M. Polka said. "Fairness also means adoption of an ability-to-pay principle because larger entities have a greater ability to bear these regulatory costs than smaller ones."
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ACA: 'Broadcaster-Abused Consumers' Affected By Tribune Co.'s World Series Blackout
"This year, we have seen a record number of broadcaster signal blackouts against pay-TV providers and their customers, fueled by years of creeping media consolidation, collusive bargaining tactics by TV station owners and programmers' tying-and-bundling schemes designed to deny choice while driving up monthly bills,” Polka said.
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ACA’s members -- cable, phone, and fiber-to-the-home operators and municipalities -- deliver affordable basic and advanced services to about 7.4 million households and businesses. ACA members operate in every state, offering high-definition television, next generation Internet access, and digital phone service. Access to advanced communications is not a luxury but a critical necessity for consumers and companies, schools and hospitals. America’s economic prosperity in smaller markets and rural areas depends on the growth and success of ACA members, who believe a connected nation, is a united nation. The ACA asks lawmakers and regulators to ensure fair treatment so that small and medium-sized independent operators may continue to supply affordable video, broadband, and phone services to Main Street America. Through active participation in the policymaking process, ACA members and leaders advocate for the interests of their customers, their companies, and their communities to help ensure the continued viability of their way of life in hometown America. For more information, visit www.americancable.org, or contact:
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